Ericsson appoints new operations chief for Mideast

Carlo Alloni has been appointed executive vice president and head of operations for Ericsson in the Middle East region.
In his new role, Alloni will oversee the telecom giant’s operations throughout the Middle East, ensuring customer expectations are met by leveraging Ericsson’s global knowledge network to enable the development of best practice tools and methods throughout the region.
Anders Lindblad, president of Ericsson Middle East Region, says: “Successful network operation is key to our customers’ success and plays a vital role in driving Ericsson’s technology and services Leadership and with Carlo Alloni we have the right person to lead this work combining sales, strategy and operational experience.”
Alloni is not new to Ericsson in the region and had previously held the position of president, Ericsson North East Africa, to which he was appointed in 2010.
An Italian national, Alloni started his career in the financial market, working for prominent financial institutions as an investment banking trader living in both emerging and developed markets.
Alloni joined Ericsson in 2001 where he held multiple positions in sales, managed services/business unit global services and business unit networks in a number of Ericsson offices across the globe.